Twins follow family footsteps
Rapaura School's bell will be ringing in the fifth generation of one Marlborough family next week, as schools around the region open their doors for the start of the school year.Sauvignon blanc crop down
A significant drop in this year's sauvignon blanc grape yield could finally boost Marlborough's saturated wine industry.
Twelve DOC jobs chopped
Twelve support and service roles at the Conservation Department's Nelson Marlborough conservancy office will be axed.
Child-abuse views sought
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett will be in Kaikoura next week for a community meeting on child abuse.
Grower testing pepper theory
A Marlborough vegetable grower is experimenting with growing capsicums in a bid to expand his business and make the most of an empty old plastic greenhouse.
Four drown in region
The Marlborough region had four drownings in the region last year.
Sunshine beckons teacher
Anlea Olsen is looking forward to plenty of sunshine hours, after moving to Blenheim to teach 36-week Maori language programmes.
Ousted MP plans move back
Cactus gets them off to good start
Rowing trial places up for grabs
This weekend's South Island rowing championships at Lake Ruataniwha are more than an opportunity to win prestigious titles.
Sharks advance to top of ladder
There is a new leader in the Craigs Investment Partners Marlborough Premier Tennis competition, following round 11 on Wednesday.
Juniors face opposition
Shooters defy wind and rain
Men get out of La-Z-Boys
Rodney Thompson typifies the type of people the third annual Matt Heagney Memorial men's La-Z-Boy duathlon is trying to attract.
Injured stock priority; vet
Calls are being made to tighten up protocol around stock truck crashes following the prolonged suffering and ultimate suffocation of animals in an incident last Thursday afternoon.
Disaster averted as wind machines kick in
Wind machines were working in the Waihopai Valley on Sunday night, as the temperature dropped to almost zero.
Japanese buy vineyard
Two wine firms in receivership
Bumper garlic crop hits market
A significant increase in garlic area could mean more of the Marlborough product is bound for the export market this season, a garlic grower says.
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Crimson power packs a punch
"No, you cannot do that, you are simply not old enough to help out. You might make a mess of it and you will have to wait a few more years until you're ready."
DAB golden lager great quencher
Now that the warmer weather seems to have finally arrived, it's a good time for me to write about one of my favourite thirst-quenching golden lagers.
Catering to all tastes
Confiscating contraband to cooking
Berry appealing
Long recognised as nutritional powerhouses, blueberries are a luscious source of vitamin C: one cup supplies almost one-third of the recommended daily allowance.
Workshops introduce children to art
Birthdays and Christmas time are a group of young artists' first suggestions when asked what they most care about.
Country singer vows to return
Overall winner of the Gourmet Paradise Country Music awards, Jayne Evans, drove further than any other competitor this weekend and had such a great time in Blenheim, she did not want to leave.
New paintings a swansong
Never too late for a new approach
Havelock show for appeal
The Christchurch earthquake appeal is the charity nominated to receive one night's takings from Havelock Theatre Company's latest production, The Weatherman.
French connection charms
Quake damage at Lyttelton has redirected about 80 cruise ships to Akaroa this summer. Although not exactly an ideal port, it has kept valuable tourists coming into Canterbury.
Crafar buyer eyes more Kiwi land
The Chinese investor behind a successful bid for the Crafar farms has another purchase already lined up.
Bollard's job could be up for grabs
Les Mills an international success
Shooting the clouds
William Mace investigates what the closure of Megaupload.com means for those working in the cloud.
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